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Indonesia: Exports of agricultural commodities continue despite logistical disruptions

Indonesia’s exports of agricultural commodities have continued despite logistical disruptions caused by measures to contain the COVID-19 pandemic. The Agriculture Ministry officially dispatched a shipment of 94,000 tons of agricultural commodities including mangosteen, ornamental plants, coconut water, nutmeg and cloves last week to 43 countries in Asia and Europe through the country’s nine main ports. […]

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Malaysia: Businesses reopen, vendors get accustomed to ‘new normal’ as Putrajaya eases restrictions

KUALA LUMPUR, May 4 — Non-essential goods vendors reopened their businesses today amidst a cloud of uncertainty due the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. The federal government’s decision to switch to the conditional movement control order (CMCO), instead of the movement control order (MCO), today was to restart its economy, which they claim had cost the country […]

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Philippines: SEC relaxes requirments for firms’ registration.

MANILA, Philippines —The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the corporate regulator, is giving companies more leeway in doing business amid the coronavirus disease 2019 or COVID-19 pandemic. The SEC said it would now accept articles of incorporation authenticated by incorporators in yet another move that relaxes the requirements for the registration of domestic corporations. SEC […]

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Singapore: Online portal launched to help investment management professionals upskill

SINGAPORE (THE BUSINESS TIMES) – An industry body has launched a new online portal to help investment management professionals working in Singapore to upskill. The online portal – iLearn – centralises curated training programmes for these professionals, the Investment Management Association of Singapore (IMAS) announced on Monday (May 4). These modules are accredited by the […]

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